Setting file save preferences

The Save preference contains options for saving COBOL, JCL, and PL/I code in uppercase, for checking for character encoding issues, and for adding SOSI delimiters to local or offline files.

• To convert source code to uppercase when you save a COBOL, JCL, or PL/I file, select Uppercase COBOL statements and variables, Uppercase JCL statements and variables, or Uppercase PL/I statements and variables.
• To display a warning when a character in a file cannot be translated to EBCDIC, select Check for issues with encoding compatibility.
• Pseudo-SOSI characters are extra characters that are inserted into local and offline DBCS files to assist local tools to properly identify the byte lengths of lines in the file. They are removed when you transfer the file to an MVS file system. Because some features, such as refactor and search, work better without the presence of pseudo SOSI characters, the Do not add pseudo-SOSI characters when saving option is selected by default. However, if you have tools that require the presence of pseudo-SOSI characters, you can clear this option to add them to the file when you save it.